The Order of Adam
The Ancient Way
An "order" is a pattern—a way of living that produces a specific outcome. The Order of Adam is not a church or organization. It's the priesthood pattern God gave the first man.
What is an Order?
An order is a method, system, or pattern that, if followed, will produce a predetermined outcome. When we speak of the Order of Adam, we are speaking of the way of life God established with the first man—a pattern of family worship, sacred ordinances, and covenant living that leads families toward exaltation.
The Order of Adam is not a church organization. It is the priesthood given to Adam, which he lived by and administered to his children.
This is a system where we worship and come to know God through family worship, ordinances, and feasts—not through institutions or intermediaries, but through direct covenant relationship with our Father in Heaven.
The purpose of this order is singular and eternal: to bring us to know God the Father and His Son, the Messiah. Not merely to know about them through doctrine or tradition, but to know them personally—to walk with them, speak with them, and be taught by them as Adam was. This knowledge is eternal life itself, for eternal life is the life that God lives, and He invites us to share in it.
Adam: The First King and Priest
The Genesis account describes Adam's unique position. God gave him dominion over all the earth— not merely agricultural stewardship, but a royal investiture. Adam was made king over the earth, given authority to name all creatures, a divine right exercised by rulers throughout ancient Near Eastern cultures.
But Adam was more than a king. He was also a priest. After the Fall, God clothed Adam and Eve in coats of skins—the skins of sacrificed animals—the first atonement offering. From this sacred beginning was established the pattern of covenant and sacrifice.
Adam was thus both king and priest—the original Melchizedek figure, combining royal and priestly authority in one person. This wasn't a later development; it was the original order established in Eden.
Teaching His Children
The scriptural account makes clear that Adam taught his children the ways of God. When we read of Abel bringing "the firstlings of his flock," we must ask: who taught him this?
Abel didn't invent sacrifice. He was following an established pattern, a religious ordinance passed down from his father. The text indicates God accepted Abel's offering, suggesting it was performed according to proper form and rite—knowledge that could only have come through instruction.
This teaching wasn't merely intellectual. It involved specific practices, set times, proper procedures, and spiritual understanding. Adam was establishing religion—organized, ritualistic worship of the one true God.
Two Ways: Zion and Babylon
From the days of Adam until now, there have always been two ways. The first is the Way of Adam— what we might call Zion. The second is the Way of Cain—what became Babylon.
The Way of Adam (Zion)
When Adam was cast out of the Garden of Eden, he did not go and build a city with all that comes with it. Instead, he lived upon the land, cultivating the soil and caring for the animals. He taught his children to do the same, and he also instructed them in how to worship God so they might become like Him.
There was no buying or selling of property, for the land was not owned but shared. Adam and his children understood that they held a stewardship—to care for the earth and all that was in it.
The Way of Cain (Babylon)
When Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, he built the first city. This city was more than a shelter—it was the beginning of power and control. No longer would men share freely of the earth's abundance, but Cain began to divide the land into portions, marking boundaries and claiming mastery over the ground.
What God had given for stewardship, Cain seized for possession. From this seed of ownership grew envy, rivalry, and strife.
The choice between Zion and Babylon faces every generation. It is the same decision set before us today—the difference between stewardship and possession, between faith and pride, between family covenant and institutional control.
The Line of Preservation
The ancient pattern was preserved through faithful families: from Adam to Seth, from Seth to Enoch, from Enoch through Methuselah and Lamech to Noah. After the flood, Noah continued the same pattern—living on the land, offering sacrifices, teaching his children.
But rebellion arose again. Ham departed, and from his line came Nimrod, who built Babel— Babylon. The pattern of Cain repeated. Yet God preserved a remnant.
Abraham was called out of Babylon to restore God's kingdom and establish a people set apart. His journey out of Babylon unfolded across many years. He lived as a sojourner, pitching his tent in the land of promise yet owning no city. Wherever he went, he built an altar to the Lord and called upon His name.
In Abraham we see the way of obedience, the way of faith, the way of leaving Babylon behind to inherit the kingdom of God. The same pattern. The same choice. The same invitation that stands before us today.
Living the Ancient Way Today
The Order of Adam is not something you join—it is something you do. It begins with the feasts, practiced in your home. It grows through covenant living and family worship. It deepens as you learn to walk with God as the patriarchs did.
Every step of this journey has one destination: coming to know your Father in Heaven and His Son. They desire to be known by you—to walk with your family as They walked with Adam, Enoch, and Abraham. This is the promise of the ancient way, and it remains open to all who will receive it.